I mentioned to both Aris and CC about not being able to get GRUB going, but as it turns out, OpenSUSE had overwritten my 1st 9.04 Xubuntu configuration’s GRUB with it’s own (I believe 1.5) but I’d installed OpenSUSE on a secondary 1.0 TB drive…. when I reformatted that 1.0 TB drive from within a [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 10, 2009
Finally, a 3oz insulated espresso shot glass
Like many residents of this city an occasional stop at the “Starbucks Public Restroom Service” happens, but as I was waiting on line I found a set of Bodum 3oz Insulated Shot glasses with ounce increment markings for sale ($10.95).
As far as I can tell these do not exist on the internet and I think [...]
November 9, 2009
Advent Heritage Speakers
In what was probably the best street find of the year I found a pair these Advent Heritage towers, in decent shape. The 8″ woofers need to be re-foamed. When I lived in DC I found a pair of old AR’s speakers on Capitol Hill that had the same issue, anyhow, re-foaming doesn’t seem too [...]
November 7, 2009
The French Press revisited
Like anything worth doing the French coffee press (aka the plunger press, press pot or cafetière) is an apparatus that requires a bit practice and forethought to perfect. Below are my current steps (the process) to French press perfection:
1) Fill both an electric tea kettle with filtered water & stove top kettle with non filtered [...]
November 4, 2009
‘Gunks, Birdie Party and a short traverse
Bill L. and I took a trip up on Monday to the Shawangunks and the Trapps. I can’t remember the first meandering “3 star” 5.8 we got on but it wasn’t particularly great. The view from the top of the cliff line was though and the sun was out, so I couldn’t complain. We hunted [...]
November 4, 2009
Red Rocks, Nevada – Badwater and Zabriskie Point
Went out to the desert. Climbed rocks. Spent $3 on slot machines. Drove out to Death Valley.
